Oxymonad

The Oxymonads (or Oxymonadida) are a group of flagellated protozoa found exclusively in the intestines of termites and other wood-eating insects. Along with the similar parabasalid flagellates, they harbor the symbiotic bacteria that are responsible for breaking down cellulose.

Oxymonads
Monocercomonoides melolanthae
Scientific classification
Domain:
Eukaryota
(unranked):
Excavata
Phylum:
Metamonada
Class:
Anaeromonadea
Order:
Oxymonadida

Grassé 1952 emend. Cavalier-Smith 2003
Families
  • Oxymonadidae
  • Polymastigidae
  • Pyrsonymphidae
  • Saccinobaculidae
Synonyms
  • Oxymonadales
  • Polymastigales Engler 1898
  • Polymastigida Calkins 1902
  • Polymastigina Blochmann 1895
  • Polymastigoda Seligo 1886
  • Pyrsonymphales
  • Pyrsonymphida Grassé 1952

It includes Dinenympha, Pyrsonympha, and Oxymonas.

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